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 Yamaha 4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece?
Author: BassClarinetBaby 
Date:   2011-03-15 04:31

Has anyone ever played on one? I am borrowing a bass from the local community concert band and just wanted to know what the mouthpiece is like. I have not found it that impressive, but I don't know whether I can attribute that to the mouthpiece or the instrument itself. Thank you.

Never Bb, sometimes B#, and always B natural! ♫♪

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 Re: Yamaha 4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece?
Author: concertmaster3 
Date:   2011-03-15 06:45

It's not the greatest, but it's a good solid piece to learn on, IMO.

Ron Ford
Woodwind Specialist
Performer/Teacher/Arranger
http://www.RonFordMusic.com

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 Re: Yamaha 4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece?
Author: BassClarinetBaby 
Date:   2011-03-15 08:24

Okay, so it's more a student level. Gotcha. Just to clarify, I'm not learning. I've played for 6 years on bass clarinet (8 years on the soprano). Before now I was using my school's Selmer instrument - not sure of the mouthpiece as I never bothered to check - and it played amazingly. I've just graduated and joined a community band. Let's just say their Yamaha is nothing like my old one :(

Never Bb, sometimes B#, and always B natural! ♫♪

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 Re: Yamaha 4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece?
Author: Ursa 
Date:   2011-03-15 10:33

I've performed on plastic Bundy/Selmer basses with the stock Geo. M. Bundy Signature mouthpieces and they played very well indeed. These are hard rubber pieces and not at all expensive--perhaps you might consider auditioning one; they might well be the same pieces you're accustomed to playing.

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 Re: Yamaha 4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece?
Author: David Spiegelthal 2017
Date:   2011-03-15 11:04

I frequently use the Yamaha 4C (and 5C and 6C) bass clarinet mouthpieces as 'blanks' for refacing. I think they have good basic dimensions and I like the material theyre made from, but the factory facings are lousy and the mouthpieces need significant deepening and 'concaving' of the baffle in order to make them darker and more resonant-sounding, and to bring their pitch level down.

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